Patents by Inventor Jim Wells

Jim Wells has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of welding vanes into a shell for a torque converter
    Patent number: 5587092
    Abstract: A method of assembly of impeller (12) and turbine (14) shells (116) for torque converters (10). Vanes (116) are capacitance discharge welded with a high energy pulse into the shells (112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Sullivan, Jim Wells, Michael Prevost